Once Top Ohio Dancer Story and Picture By C. H. Harris
William Fields known as Toter Fields rose from poor roots to become Ohio’s leading buck and wing dancer. Born a slave family in Lookout Mountain area, he moved to Athens in 1877 with his mother and built a long life as a dancer, miner, and community figure. Now aged and nearly forgotten, he recalls a thriving past as West Side friend cheerleader and local icon.
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C. H. Harris
William Fields
Athens
Nashville
Tenn
South
West Side
Fields
Ohio
Young Fields
Joe Miller
Charles Fields
Miller
al G. Fields
America
St. Louis
Middle West
Toter” Fields
Edward
Clarence
David
New York City
W. Washington St
Dean Ave
Main St
Forest Fire Rise Prompts March Permits in Athens County
A 1949 rise in forest damage prompts Ohio Department of Natural Resources to require outdoor burning permits in Athens County from March through May, with year round permits in Athens city. Local wardens will issue free permits and enforcement will follow Ohio fire laws.
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Forestry Division
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Athens County
Ohio
Athens
Alexander—Pearl V. Coe
Leo W. Martin
G. W. Wingo
Ames — Erret Eddy
Divella Jones
Amesville
Don Linscott
Trimble
O. B. O'Neal
Wyatt D. McDaniel
O. OO. Baker
Francis Colley
J. M. Byrd
Sunnyside Drive
Otis L. Blair
Elson Bowles
Jack Slater Jr
the Plains
Irving I. Dickman
Sunnyside
Seth B. Hunter
W. Union St
Walter M. McDonald
Bern—C. C. Crosten
Ralph Frash
Sharpsburg
Otis Hines
McBee Co. Ad Ranked Among Nation’s Best of 1949
The McBee Co advertisement carried by The McBee Co. was selected as one of the greatest national advertisements of 1949. Fortune and other publications carried the ad, and it will be included in Best National Advertising of the Year. Earlier, a Messenger appearance had earned Blue Book inclusion by the American Newspaper Publishers. The jury included Norman Bel Geddes John Rawling Prof. Charles Kinison and industry executives.
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McBee Co
Fortune
Athens
Messenger
Norman Bel Geddes
John Rawling
Charles Kinison
Ohio University
Mrs. Fannie Bingman 83 Dies in Coolville Home
Mrs. Fannie Frost Bingman, 83, longtime Coolville resident and Congregational Church member, died Friday night at her home. She was widow of Wesley Bingman and survived by two sons Charles and Perry, two daughters Emma Russell and Doris Walden, nine grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren, with earlier deaths of a son and a daughter. Funeral Monday 1:30 p.m. at Coolville Congregational Church. burial in Coolville Cemetery. Friends may call after Sunday noon.
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Coolville
Fannie Frost Bingman
Congregational Church
Troy Grange
Frost
Bingman
Athens County
Coolville Congregational Church
Edward Dickinson
Mercury Rises To Break Cold Wave In Athens
A brief warmup in AthensSaturday saw temperatures climb to 37 degrees by 11 a.m. after a frigid night with a low of 14. Weather observer Mrs. C. N. France noted the rise follows a 37 degree high Friday and a 14 degree low overnight.
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Athens
C. N. France
Short Circuit Causes Minor Fire at Home Garage
A short circuit in an extension cord attached to a lathe caused a minor fire Saturday in the garage of C. E. Thomas at 24 Stimson Ave. City firemen arrived at 12:42 p.m. and reported sawdust ignition but no damage.
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C. E. Thomas
Stimson Ave
Coolville Youth Pleads Guilty on Assault Charge
Thuran Deeter, 18, of Coolville, pleaded guilty in Mayor W. P. Mickle's court to assault and battery on Alma Road. He was fined $5 and costs with a 10 day jail term suspended. The charge was filed by Carl Rood, husband of Mrs. Rood.
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Thuran Deeter
Coolville
Alma Road
W. P. Mickle
Carl Rood
Man cited for operating without proper registration
Arthur J. Blackford aged 25 from Athens was fined 10 dollars and costs after arraignment in May or Mickle's court. City police arrested him.
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Arthur J. Blackford
Athens
Mickle
Southeast Ohio music events scheduled at Athens High
Southeast Ohio District Solo and Ensemble Contest is set for Saturday March 18 at Athens High School with over 40 entries from the Athens music department. Band members travel to Middletown March 25 for a district band contest, followed by the District Band and Chorus Contest at Ohio University April 1 featuring multiple choral groups and ensembles. A Palm Sunday musical vesper is planned, and the Easter assembly concludes the pre vacation activities on April 4.
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Southeast Ohio
Athens
W. C. Fingerhut
Athens Music Department
Athens High
Middleport
Ohio University
Memorial Auditorium
Fingerhut
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Chesterhill
Canaan
Clarence van Sickle
James L. Wilson
Merwin Mansfield
John Mathews
John South
Carthage
Paul Robinson
W. A. Barnhill
Walter Snodgrass
Guysville
F. I. Caldwell
Lee H. McGlore
Dover
Hiram J. Mingus
Hercel Smith
Guy White
Milfield
Frank Miller
Millfield
Lee
Fred Elliot
Delbert Trout
Denver McKay
Albany
Edward Brooks
Alvin Cline
Sam Scott
New Marshfield
W. G. Munn
Lodi
Hubert Buck
A. H. Grimm
Shade
Herbert Hawk
W. Coke Lawson
Waldo E. Woodyard
Rome
W. W. Inman
Paul E. Martin
Stewart
Geo. Marshall
Edward Wyer
Coalville
Matthew Wright
George Yaunt
Glouster
Raymond Hines
W. D. Roberts
H. A. Fleming
Broad St
Henry Forsbach
Jacksonville
Troy
Edgar Dixon
Cecil Richardson
York
George Dishong
Dean W. Kennard
Nelsonville
Paul M. Kennard
Clifford Brown
G. C. Woolery
Edna Dempster
Harry E. Donley
Alex Ross
Garret Warren
Doanville
Dwight H. Rutherford General Insurance
Security Bank
Z. E. Weekley, Jeweler
Hooper St
F. C. Betts Plumbing & Heating Co
Morris Ave
Service
Woolley Funeral Home
Iris Ave
J. M
Crow
Theo. C. Johnson CO
Logan
Johns-Manville
Logan, Ohio
Mercury
Wash - A-Teria Self Service
Mulberry & Univ
Terrace Athens
Superior Electric CO
Kroger
State St
Fritz Howard
Roger Lean
E. State St. Athens
Ralph Godfrey
Oklahoma Donkeys
Albany Red Devils
Albany H. S
Athens, Ohio
Bill Whaley
Athens Cab
Harry Riggle
Friends of
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Varsity Cabs
LEES
N. Court Street
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